Psalm 48:9-14

9 Gott, wir gedenken deiner Güte in deinem Tempel.

10 Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm bis an der Welt Enden; deine Rechte ist voll Gerechtigkeit.

11 Es freue sich der Berg Zion, und die Töchter Juda's seien fröhlich um deiner Gerichte willen.

12 Machet euch um Zion und umfanget sie, zählet ihre Türme;

13 achtet mit Fleiß auf ihre Mauern, durchwandelt ihre Paläste, auf daß ihr davon verkündiget den Nachkommen,

14 daß dieser Gott sei unser Gott immer und ewiglich. Er führt uns wie die Jugend.

Psalm 48:9-14 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 48

\\<>\\. This psalm is entitled a "song psalm", a psalm to be sung vocally; or "a song and psalm" to be sung both vocally and instrumentally; and is one of the spiritual songs the apostle speaks of, Eph 5:19; It was occasioned, as some think, by David's spoiling the Philistines, 2Sa 5:17-21; or, as others, by the deliverance of the people from the Moabites and Ammonites in the times of Jehoshaphat, 2Ch 20:27,28; or, as others, by the deliverance of the inhabitants of Jerusalem from Sennacherib in the times of Hezekiah, 2Ki 19:34,35; though as Kimchi, a celebrated Jewish commentator, owns, it belongs to the times of the Messiah, as the other preceding psalms; and treats of his greatness, and of the praise and glory due to him, and gives large encomiums of his church.